Master’s degree
Master of Arts Architektur
Master of Arts in Architecture
Berlin University of the Arts · Studiengang Architektur (Fakultät Gestaltung) · Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Official award
- Master of Arts Architektur (M.A.)MA
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus4 Semester
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Four-semester master's deepening bachelor-level competence through intensive project work, with a one-semester project, a two-semester in-depth project and a freely chosen master's thesis; a doctorate is possible afterwards for a scientific orientation.
Intended audience: Committed and talented architects with a completed bachelor's degree in architecture.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Studiengang Architektur (Fakultät Gestaltung)
- Awarding body
- Universität der Künste Berlin
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Entry requirements differ widely: some accept graduates of any subject, others require a prior architecture degree.
- Pathway
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional status of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the degree name.
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- No
- Further professional requirements
- Entry in the Berlin list requires a degree with a normal period of study of at least four years and at least two years of practical work in the main duties of the field, supervised in architecture. (state chamber page, not specific to this program)Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | 4 Semester (with a four-year, 240 ECTS bachelor's) | 120 | Degree from the four-year UdK architecture bachelor's or an equivalent program, passed artistic aptitude test, an office internship; German B2 for foreign applicantsSource |
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | Two-semester adaptation study (Anpassungsstudium) after the entrance exam for applicants with a three-year (180 ECTS) bachelor's, then transfer into the master's | – | Three-year bachelor's (180 ECTS) and passed entrance examSource |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 4 Semester
- Credits
- 120 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Internship or placement
- An office internship is an admission requirement.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Master's thesis in the fourth semester with a freely chosen topic.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- UdK Berlin, HardenbergstraßeHardenbergstr. 33, 10623 Berlin
Teaching language
- Taught in
- German
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- German proof is required for foreign applicants; the page does not state the teaching language directly.
- Published language requirements
- German B2 for foreign applicants
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not publishedA successfully passed artistic aptitude test is required; dates are on the separate application page and no year is printed on the program page.
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Four-year architecture bachelor's or equivalent
- Tests explicitly required
- Künstlerische Eignungsprüfung (artistic aptitude test)
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)